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	  <td width="800px" valign="middle" class="legend"><p>MapBlog Help and Support </p>
      <p><span class="sidebar_instructions">This page provides access to Help and Support Resources for the MapBlog Learning Activity.  Note that your course  assignment may provide additional  instructions.</span></p></td>
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	<td class="help_body_text"><p class="helpcenter_body_text">The MapBlog is an Internet based learning activity based on Google Maps. The MapBlog allows you to add a marker to the map, and then link a web-based document to that marker. This page provides access to a variety of help resources for using the MapBlog. </p>
	  <p class="helpcenter_body_text">To get started using the MapBlog: </p>
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	    <li><a href="http://www4.esc.edu/mapblogs/shared_v2/mapblog_concise_help.html" target="_blank" class="helpcenter_body_text">Read the Overview: Getting Started with the MapBlog</a> - A concise step-by-step guide to getting started with the MapBlog. This help document is designed to give you an overview of the steps you will follow to complete this assignment. </li>
	    <li> <a href="http://www.esc.edu/smart/students/flash/mapblog/mapblog_v2.htm" target="_blank">View The Narrated MapBlog Tutorial</a> - This video tutorial demonstrates the process of creating a course document that you can link to a placemark in the MapBlog. </li>
	    <li><a href="../shared_v2/mapblog_help_teamfiles.html" target="_blank">Use the Detailed Help</a> - Complete, detailed instructions on how to use the MapBlog if you need them</li>
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